EP 3271874 A4 20181121 - SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ON AN AS-USED BASIS
Title (en)
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ON AN AS-USED BASIS
Title (de)
SYSTEME UND VERFAHREN ZUR BEREITSTELLUNG VON INFORMATIONSTECHNOLOGIE AUF EINER VERWENDUNGSBASIERTEN GRUNDLAGE
Title (fr)
SYSTÈMES ET PROCÉDÉS DE FOURNITURE DE TECHNOLOGIE DE L'INFORMATION EN FONCTION DE L'UTILISATION
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 201562136032 P 20150320
- US 201615074230 A 20160318
- US 2016023357 W 20160321
Abstract (en)
[origin: US2016275469A1] Systems and methods for providing use of information technology in exchange for a fee based more precisely on actual or near actual use. Information technology may include software and/or hardware, which may be grouped into a convergent infrastructure or convergent architecture. Use of the hardware and/or software may be monitored, such as with metering software, by measuring usage metrics to determine resource usage. The raw metrics data may be converted into at least one common unit of measure. The raw or converted metrics may be used to determine a fee based on resource usage. The fee may be based on a fee rate, determined or calculated with reference to various information such as the type of information technology being used. The user may be charged the fee based on actual past usage, an approximation of past usage, an estimation of future usage, or a different usage basis.
IPC 8 full level
G06Q 10/00 (2012.01); G06Q 30/04 (2012.01); H04L 12/14 (2006.01); H04L 12/24 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); H04M 15/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
G06Q 30/04 (2013.01 - EP US); H04L 12/14 (2013.01 - EP US); H04L 12/1432 (2013.01 - EP US); H04L 12/1485 (2013.01 - EP US); H04L 41/5029 (2013.01 - EP US); H04L 67/025 (2013.01 - EP US); H04L 67/535 (2022.05 - EP US); H04M 15/00 (2013.01 - EP US); H04M 15/44 (2013.01 - EP US); H04M 15/53 (2013.01 - EP US); H04M 15/58 (2013.01 - EP US); H04M 15/59 (2013.01 - EP US); H04M 15/68 (2013.01 - EP US); H04M 15/80 (2013.01 - EP US); H04M 15/8005 (2013.01 - EP US); H04M 15/8207 (2013.01 - EP US); H04M 15/8214 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
- [XA] WO 2011159842 A2 20111222 - NIMBULA INC [US], et al
- See references of WO 2016154087A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
US 2016275469 A1 20160922; CA 2979241 A1 20160929; EP 3271874 A1 20180124; EP 3271874 A4 20181121; WO 2016154087 A1 20160929
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 201615074230 A 20160318; CA 2979241 A 20160321; EP 16769476 A 20160321; US 2016023357 W 20160321